T.J. Lane , a remorseless killer who escaped from an Ohio prison where he was serving three life sentences for a school shooting , has been captured .

For six long hours , police scoured neighborhoods on the north end of Lima , Ohio , asking residents to lock their doors and stay inside .

They brought in extra officers and provided patrols to the families of Lane 's victims .

In the end , he was found 100 yards away outside a church , the prison warden said . He did n't say anything , nor did he put up a fight , authorities said .

Lane was serving consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole for his attack at Chardon High School on February 27 , 2012 .

He walked in to the school cafeteria with a .22 - caliber gun and randomly started shooting . He fired 10 rounds , killing three students .

The 19-year-old scaled a fence at the Allen Oakwood Correctional Institution in Lima , about 90 miles northwest of Columbus , Warden Kevin Jones said .

`` He was n't in the maximum-security facility . That is something we have to sit down and take a look at . ''

Lane escaped , along with two other men , about 7:40 p.m. Thursday .

He was back in custody about shortly after 1 a.m. Friday .

`` You never plan on someone escaping and certainly someone of that notoriety , you would think that they would take special precautions to prevent this , '' Ian Friedman , who represented him at his trial , said late Thursday .

`` This was a huge case here in Ohio . So , everyone in Ohio is shocked right now . ''

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Prison infractions

The Allen Oakwood Correctional Institution houses about 1,600 inmates guarded by 257 security personnel .

A Correctional Institution Inspection Committee report in April said the facility was over capacity by 217 inmates . In addition , the number of inmate assaults on staff increased by 60.7 % last year , compared with 2012 . No escapes were mentioned in the report .

In the 18 months he 's been there , Lane was disciplined seven times , according to The Plain Dealer newspaper .

The infractions ranged from urinating on a wall to giving himself a tattoo , the paper said .

Lane escaped with Clifford E. Opperud , 45 , who was serving time for aggravated robbery , and another man . All three have been captured .

Chardon is about 190 miles away from Lima .

`` We 're upset this happened , '' said Ron Parmetor , whose nephew Daniel Parmetor , 16 , was one of Lane 's victims .

Parmetor says he wants answers ; how could Lane just escape ?

The other two victims were Demetrius Hewlin , 16 , and Russell King Jr. , 17 .

Chardon schools will be closed Friday , but counselors and other support services will be provided , the school district superintendent said .

Community shaken

Chardon is a community of 5,100 people , some 30 miles east of Cleveland .

It was shaken by the shooting at the high school , and further traumatized by Lane 's behavior in court .

Lane pleaded guilty last year to three counts of aggravated murder , two counts of attempted aggravated murder and weapons-related charges . But he never offered an explanation .

He was sentenced to consecutive sentences of life without parole and additional sentences totaling 37 years .

At the sentencing hearing , Lane unbuttoned his blue dress shirt to reveal a white T-shirt on which he had scrawled the word `` KILLER '' across the front . He had on a similar shirt during his shooting rampage .

Before the sentencing , he addressed the victims ' families using profane imagery and ending with the expletive , `` F -- all of you . ''

He then held up his middle finger .

`` For everyone in that courtroom -- the victims , their families , the prosecutors , defense -- everyone in that courtroom was just absolutely taken aback , '' said Friedman , who has n't talked to Lane in about a year . `` There was no way to fully comprehend what happened in the courtroom that afternoon . ''

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Report : In 18 months at facility , Lane was disciplined seven times

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He was one of three inmates who escaped from the prison

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Lane killed three students at his high school in 2012

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He wore a T-shirt with `` killer '' written across the front